Chemists body appeals Union Finance Minister to reduce GST on medicines to 5 percent

Besides, the Chemists body has demanded to place critical life-saving medicines under the 0% GST (exempted) category. STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 24 (STC): All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing 12.40 lakh chemists and distributors nationwide, has appealed to Union Finance Minister and GST Council Chairperson, Nirmala Sitharaman, to bring all medicines under…

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Today’s JE Electrical exam stands cancelled: JKSSB

STC NEWS DRSKSrinagar, August 24 (STC): The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has announced the cancellation of the OMR-based written examination for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in the Power Development Department, conducted earlier today.The decision comes after an unforeseen disruption at one of the 35 examination centres due to weather-related exigencies.As…

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Political parties behind FAT ban now opposing it, says JKPC Chief Sajad Lone

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC):The recent government action of temporarily taking over 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT) is a decision rooted in the political history of the region and has involved participation from Kashmiri leadership across decades.Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference President and MLA Sajad Lone said…

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J&K Government restoring ‘Darbar Move’ this year: Minister Javed Rana

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, AUGUST 23 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir government is restoring the historic Darbar Move tradition this year, said cabinet minister Javed Ahmad Rana today.“This year we would restore the Darbar Move,” Rana told media.The Darbar Move, introduced by Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872, was a biannual practice under which the Civil Secretariat and…

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